Beaumont and Eversdal crowned u13 Western Province Top Schools champs
Beaumont Primary School and Eversdal Primary concluded their hockey seasons on a high note by winning the u13 Western Province (WP) Primary Top Schools Tournament, in Cape Town earlier this month.
The annual event was hosted at the Western Province Cricket Club (WPCC) AstroTurf and featured many of the region’s top primary schools’ teams.
Beaumont claimed the boys’ crown after beating Bishops Diocesan College 3-1 in the final, while the Eversdal girls edged out Durbanville 2-1 in a penalty shootout after their title game ended goalless.
The sides’ journeys to the title-deciding contests were quite similar, with both excelling during their pool stage assignments.
In the boys’ competition, Beaumont finished top of Pool B, with 10 points, after three wins and a draw in their four fixtures.
They next met De Hoop Primary in the semifinals and scraped through to the final after a 2-1 victory.
Bishops, meanwhile, beat Gene Louw 2-1 in their final four clash but couldn’t replicate that performance in the final and missed out on retaining the title they won in 2024.
In the girls’ section, Eversdal quickly asserted their dominance in Pool A by winning all four of their group matches, scoring 11 goals while conceding only one.
They brushed aside last year’s winners, De Hoop, in the semifinals but had to dig deep to win gold against Durbanville.
Eversdal, who also hail from Durbanville, held their nerve to win a pulsating shootout, which meant they claimed the Top Schools title.
Final standings
Boys
Beaumont
Bishops
Gene Louw
De Hoop
Kenridge Primary School
Sweet Valley Primary
SACS
Somerset House
Panorama
Western Province Prep
Girls
Eversdal
Durbanville
De Hoop
Springfield Convent School
Kenridge
Somerset College
Panorama
Beaumont
Kirstenhof
Sweet Valley Primary
